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Flagler and Palm Coast July 4 Holiday Schedules, Travel and Safety Advisories

July 3, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

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Independence Day this year falls on a Tuesday, slicing through the earlier part of the week and creating a checkerboard of work schedules and closed offices. The one constant are safety and travel advisories. Here’s a  run-down.

Multi-Vehicle Severe Crash at Belle Terre and Whiteview Parkways Sends 3 to Hospitals

July 2, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

Four vehicles were involved in an early afternoon crash on Belle Terre Parkway and Whiteview Parkway, including a rollover. (Palm Coast Fire Department)

A multiple-vehicle crash, including a roll-over and a head-on collision, resulted in six injuries and three hospitalizations, one of them a trauma alert, early this afternoon at Belle Terre Parkway and Whiteview Parkway in Palm Coast.

Shocking Disparities in Flagler’s Handling of 3 Different Assaults by Disabled Students Against School Staff

June 30, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 44 Comments

Brendan Depa in court earlier this month, when his competency to stand trial was in question. A judge cleared him for trial. (© FlaglerLive)

Violent assaults against school staff involving profoundly disabled students, never before reported in detail until today–and not caught on surveillance video–point to startling if not shocking disparities in how cases may be handled, compared to that of Brendan Depa at Matanzas High School, depending on the attention they garner.

A Motorcyclist Is Killed, Another Critically Inured in Multi-Vehicle Crash on A1A Near Sea Colony

June 29, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

A crash resulting in at least one fatality took place this evening on State Road A1A near Sea Colony Drive in the Hammock. (Google)

A multi-vehicle crash on State Road A1A near Sea Colony late this afternoon resulted in the death of a man and serious or critical injuries to another person. 

Dangerous Dog Designation Upheld for R-Section Dog Who Mauled Girl, 13, in ‘Gruesome’ Attack

June 29, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 24 Comments

Ghost, a pit bull mix whose owners breed and take to dog shows, was designated a dangerous dog after attacking a 13-year-old girl earlier this month. The girl is the daughter of the dog's owner. (Palm Coast)

In a rare appeal, a special magistrate this morning affirmed Palm Coast Animal Control’s decision to designate Ghost, a large pit bull mix, a dangerous dog following the dog’s attack on the 13-year-old girl who was walking him on an R-Section street on June 5.

18 Months in Prison, 42 on Probation for Man Who Shot His Dog and Lied to Deputies

June 28, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

Jamier Lee-Bright when he pleaded to the charges of animal cruelty and tampering in May. He was sentenced to prison today. (© FlaglerLive)

Circuit Judge Terence Perkins today sentenced Jamier Lee-Bright to 18 months in prison, 42 months on probation, and a lifetime designation as a felon and an animal abuser for shooting a dog at a house on Palm Coast’s Seaman Trail East 15 months ago, and lying to police about it.

Palm Coast Wants More Action on ‘Bad Drivers,’ Litterers and Priorities as Sheriff Submits Budget

June 27, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

Palm Coast Mayor David Alfin, left, with Sheriff Rick Staly last September. (© FlaglerLive)

Submitting his annual budget to the Palm Coast City Council this morning, Staly heard requests for more help with “bad drivers” and litterers to maintain quality of life, and answered an extended series of questions from a council member on the paradox between a sharply falling crime rate and a still-rising jail population.

He Points a Glock at Fiancée’s Head in an Argument Over Baby Monitor

June 26, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

Alan Kith baby monitor gun

Alan Kith, 34, of Palm Coast’s P Section, told law enforcement that even though he pointed firearm at his fiancee’s head, he was just tired from work, frustrated and only trying to scare her.

Driver Arrested After Fleeing from Hit-and-Run and Trespassing on School Property

June 25, 2023 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

A screen shot from body camera footage of the June 21 arest.

The vehicle entered the property of Old Kings Elementary School and drove around the running track before exiting the school and continuing to flee down Old Kings Road. The vehicle then entered the Flagler County Landfill and into the wooded area between the landfill and I-95.

Palm Coast Man Puts Shotgun Down Long Enough to Punch Girlfriend, While Holding Her Child

June 24, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

Dezhon Hall

Dezhon Hall, a 31-year-old resident of 69 Westminster Drive in Palm Coast, was arrested on accusations that he pointed a shotgun at his child’s mother while holding the child, threatened to shoot her, and punched her.

Florida Law Banning Kids at Drag Shows Blocked and Termed Unconstitutionally Vague

June 24, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

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Operators of Orlando restaurant Hamburger Mary’s, which has run “family friendly” drag shows for 15 years, filed a legal challenge shortly after Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the law restricting children from attending “adult live performances.”

Supreme Court Kills Lawsuit by State Attorney Andrew Warren, Whom DeSantis Suspended

June 22, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a lawsuit filed by suspended Hillsborough County State Attorney Andrew Warren.

The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday rejected an attempt by suspended Hillsborough County State Attorney Andrew Warren to get his job back, ruling that the twice-elected Democrat waited too long to bring the case. Gov. Ron DeSantis suspended Warren on Aug. 4, accusing the prosecutor of “incompetence” and “neglect of duty.”

Settling Lawsuit with Flagler Beach, Ocean Palms Golf Company Has 9 Months to Find A Buyer

June 22, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

It's been stormy, but Ocean Palms golf course has continued to operate through its legal disputes with Flagler Beach government. A settlement was signed today. (© FlaglerLive)

The Flagler Beach City Commission this evening voted 4-1 to approve a settlement with Flagler Golf Management, the company that took over management of the nine-hole Ocean Palms golf club at the south end of town in 2015 after years of disuse. The city filed suit to evict the company last year, and the company also sued the city.

Instead of Manslaughter, Giddens Now Faces 1st Degree Capital Murder Charge in Drug Death

June 22, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

Nysean D. Giddens

When he was originally charged for the overdose death of Shaun Callahan, Nysean Dwight Giddens faced a count of manslaughter–bad enough, as he could have faced up to 15 years in prison if found guilty. He now could face life in prison, absent a plea.

Flagler School Board Rejects Arming Employees in 3-2 Vote, Citing Too Many Doubts for Now

June 20, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

Flagler County Sheriff's deputies will still be the only armed individuals on Flagler school campuses as the school board this evening rejected opening the door to non-professionals. (© FlaglerLive).

The Flagler County School Board this evening rejected on a 3-2 vote a proposal to arm some school employees on the unfounded assumption that it would improve security. The vote ends a year-long discussion about the so-called “guardian program,” as a majority of board members still had too many questions, doubts, and lacking buy-in from school staff.

In Palm Coast, a Pitbull Attack, a Dead Dog, and Disputed Accusations of City ‘Gestapo’ Tactics

June 20, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 17 Comments

Blu, the dog at the center of a controversy that put in question the way Palm Coast's animal control officers interact with the public. Blu has been euthanized after his second attack in 13 months in the W-Section, the second one resulting in the death of another dog. (Palm Coast)

Palm Coast City Council member Ed Danko compared employees to “Gestapo agents” in reference to an animal control case involving a pit bull attack and a dog’s death earlier this month. Danko later walked back the statement, but remained “infuriated’ with the way an animal control officer had allegedly handled the case.

42 Photographs of Interior of Alleged Rapist’s Home Will Be New Evidence in 2nd Teron Trial

June 19, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

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In five weeks, Monserrate Teron will again go on trial on two capital counts of raping a 7-year-old child–his niece. This time the prosecution will have what it did not have before: images of the interior of the house where the alleged assault took place, enabling the prosecution to question a central tenet of the defense.

$5 Million for Fire Station 22 Vetoed, But Palm Coast Still Nets Historic $55 Million Haul from Legislature

June 19, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

Station 22 is in a building now 46 years old. (Palm Coast)

Palm Coast is focusing on the positive: scoring $54.6 million out of $59.6 million in legislative requests, not including more than $1 million to be earmarked for a new YMCA in the city.

Gared Canales, Accused of Goading His Daughter, 13, to Kill Herself, Is Arrested

June 19, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

Gared Canales.

Gared Wayne Canales, 34, was booked at the Flagler County jail on a child abuse charge stemming from accusations that he goaded his daughter into taking her own life as he insulted and demeaned her on her 13th birthday. The girl subsequently attempted suicide.

Flagler Jail’s Inmate Medical Savings Program Posts Results

June 18, 2023 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

(© FlaglerLive)

This fiscal year to date, using Prime Corrections to review and adjudicate offsite inmate medical bills, Prime has processed a total billed amount of $1,413,133.02. Prime retains a portion of the savings: $719,906.02, or 51% of the total costs this fiscal year.

Flagler School Board Cocks Its Next Folly: Arming Employees

June 17, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 56 Comments

arming employees

Next Tuesday, the Flagler County School Board will vote on whether to arm some school employees. The board will vote yes, on zero evidence and without asking any of the right questions, because as is becoming routine with this board, when it is offered a chance between right and wrong, it chooses wrong.

Despite Severe Autism, Judge Finds Depa, Ex-Matanzas High Student, Competent to Be Tried for Assault on Aide

June 16, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 31 Comments

Brendan Depa in court this afternoon. (© FlaglerLive)

Circuit Judge Terence Perkins today found Brendan Depa, the 17-year-old former Matanzas High School student accused of assaulting a teacher aide in February, competent to stand trial.

Indian Trails Middle School Teacher Suing District Has a New Attorney, and Seeks Trial

June 16, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

JaWanda Dove, now a dean at Rymfire Elementary, seen here in an image from a brochure by the African American Entrepreneurs Club, where she was a guest speaker in 2018.

Indian Trails Middle School teacher JaWanda Dove’s employment discrimination case against the Flagler County school district is back on track toward a trial date as both sides also continue to seek an out-of-court settlement.

Sheriff Negotiates $10 Million Joint Training Facility for Local Police, Fire and State Guard HQ

June 15, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

The former Sheriff's Operations Center on Justice Lane in Bunnell, from back when it was still used for that purpose. The building remains part of the sheriff's operations. Much of it would be leased to the new Florida State Guard as part of a lease arrangement that would result in the Guard building a new office and training facility nearby. (© FlaglerLive)

The Flagler County Commission and the Florida State Guard are preparing to sign a lease agreement conceived by Sheriff Rick Staly that would have the Guard build a $10 million headquarters and training facility in Bunnell that would also be a training ground for all local law enforcement and firefighting agencies.

Once a Model of Independence, Florida’s Judicial Nominating Process Is Now an Irrelevant Farce

June 14, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

The Florida Supreme Court building. (

Veteran prosecutor Victoria Avalon, a Florida Supreme Court candidate, warned that the judicial nominating process that once was a model of independence under Gov. Reubin Askew has been politicized to the point of irrelevance by Republican governors since Jeb Bush, with all picks pre-ordained.

19 Year Old With mental Health Issues Arrested After Rampage Against Family and Cops

June 14, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

Sheriff's deputies arrested a 19-year-old an in palm Coast's E-Section after the man had gone on a rampage at his home, then banged with a shovel on the glass door at another home. (© FlaglerLive via bodycam video)

M.A.F., a 19-year-old resident of Evanston Lane in Palm Coast with a record of mental health issues, was arrested and charged with two counts of aggravated assault and two counts of battery on law enforcement officers after apparently experiencing a mental episode at his home Tuesday night.

Marc Gordon, 32, Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison Over Unlawful Sex with Minor in Plea Deal

June 14, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Marc Gordon, left, with his attorney Doug Williams appearing before Circuit Judge Terence Perkins (not pictured) this morning. Assistant State Attorney Melissa Clark, who prosecuted the case, is to the right. (© FlaglerLive via zoom)

Marc Christian Gordon, 32, was sentenced this morning to three years in prison on convictions for unlawful sex with a minor and felony battery of a fellow-inmate at the Flagler County jail. He had faced up to 20 years in prison but for a plea deal that reduced the sentence considerably.

Thieving Pastor Just Released from Prison Objects to Restitution. Judge Orders Additional $100,000

June 13, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

Wesley Brown at the time of his sentencing seven years ago, when his restitution order totaled $15,500. It has been increased by $100,000. (© FlaglerLive)

Just days out of prison, Wesley Brown, the former Flagler Beach pastor who bilked parishioners of large sums of money in an investment scheme, was ordered today to pay an additional $100,000 in restitution to one of his victims, over his lawyer’s objections.

Lawyers Ask U.S. Supreme Court to Halt Duane Owen’s Killing, Arguing Mental Incompetence

June 13, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Duane Owen.

Attorneys for convicted murderer Duane Owen on Monday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to block his execution, after Florida courts rejected arguments that he was not mentally competent to be put to death.

19-Year-Old Man With Knives Breaches FPC’s Perimeter Before He Is Arrested

June 12, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

A 19-year-old man who'd been involved in an altercation off campus jumped a fence onto Flagler Palm Coast's athletic fields this afternoon before he was apprehended. (© FlaglerLive)

Flagler Palm Coast High School, operating a number of summer programs, went on Code Red lockdown this afternoon as Colasanti, 19, allegedly armed with knives breached the school’s perimeter. Colasanti was arrested. There was no indication that the man entered any school buildings at any point.

Flagler Sheriff Requests 12.2% Budget Increase and 5 New Deputies from County as Constitutionals Submit Proposals

June 11, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 25 Comments

The Flagler County Sheriff's Office moved back into an operations center of its own late last year after nearly five years without one. The building was the responsibility of the county and is not part of annual budgeting figures. (© FlaglerLive)

All constitutional officers’ budgets will be reviewed by the County Commission Monday. The sheriff’s budget, the largest constitutional portion in the county budget, would include funding for five new deputies, increasing retirement costs, union-negotiated pay increases and a 5.3 percent across-the-board cost of living pay increase.

Flagler Sheriff’s Chief Welker Graduates from Prestigious FBI National Academy

June 9, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Chief Jonathan Welker's moment on stage. (© FlaglerLive via FBI Academy video)

FCSO Community Policing Division Chief Jonathan Welker graduated from the 286th session of the FBI National Academy (FBINA) in Quantico, Virginia on June 8th.

Resident of Palm Coast Assisted Living Facility Stabs Roommate

June 8, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

Gentle Care Assisted Living in Palm Coast, in an image from its website. The facility is licensed for six residents.

Wilbert Vreen, a 67-year-old resident of Gentle Care Assisted Living in Palm Coast, was arrested early Tuesday morning on allegations that he stabbed his roommate there. The roommate was treated and released from AdventHealth Palm Coast with non-life-threatening injuries, and returned to the facility.

The Hung Jury Got It Right in the Monserrate Teron Trial

June 8, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 22 Comments

Monserrate Teron, right, facing the jury pool during jury selection on the first day of his trial in late May, with his attorneys, Harley Brook, left, and Derek Maines. (© FlaglerLive)

Raymond Warren, a retired assistant public defender who practiced in Flagler County and the rest of the Seventh Judicial Circuit for decades, reviews the reaction to the hung jury in the Monserrate Terron case and argues why the jury got it right.

Man Points a Gun at Another Driver on SR100, Now Faces Felony and Car Forfeiture

June 7, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 21 Comments

Bryant E. Stanley goons guns

Bryant E. Stanley, 50, was booked at the Flagler County jail overnight on a felony aggravated assault charge stemming from an apparent road rage incident on State Road 100, where he is alleged to have pointed a gun at another driver on Tuesday. 

Flagler Beach Man Charged with Home Invasion Armed Robbery Against Ex

June 5, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

Mark Kes.

Mark Kes, a 39-year-old resident of South Central Avenue in Flagler Beach, is at the Flagler County jail, facing a first-degree felony home-invasion armed robbery charge, and five other felony charges resulting from an alleged intrusion and attack in the early hours of Saturday at the home of the woman who had broken up with him.

After Deadlock on Rape Charges, New Trial for Monserrate Teron Set for July 24

June 5, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

Monserrate Teron. (© FlaglerLive)

A 12-member jury deadlocked at the end of a four-day trial on May 25, resulting in a mistrial, as two jurors appear to have had doubt–not whether abuse occurred, but whether it occurred in Palm Coast.

Five Florida Law Enforcement Officers Inducted Into Hall of Fame

June 3, 2023 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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Five former law enforcement officers from throughout Florida were honored this morning at the Florida Law Enforcement Officers’ Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. They are: John E. Brooks, Gary W. Hester, Douglas F. Muldoon, Anthony L. Peterson and Dorene E. Thomas. 

Drunk Driver Allegedly Goes Nuts on Deputy After Crashing Into Hydrant

June 2, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 36 Comments

Frank Clement Jr. before he turned belligerent in an encounter with Flagler County Sheriff's deputies Thursday afternoon.

Frank Clement Jr. of Palm Coast, who was drunk, faces a first-degree felony charge after allegedly assaulting a Flagler County Sheriff’s deputy by grabbing the deputy’s crotch and twisting his testicles, causing the deputy great pain.

Mom Arrested After Witnesses Report her Brutalizing Her 7-Year-Old Child on A1A

June 1, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 19 Comments

Amanda Hopkins.

Amanda Hopkins, a 33-year-old Smith Trail resident of Palm Coast, was arrested on a felony child abuse charge late Wednesday night in Flagler Beach after witnesses reported she brutalized her 7-year-old daughter by the side of State Road A1A, near South 6th Street, in what appears to have been a drunken rage.

DeSantis Lifts Hold on Killing of Duane Owen as Attorneys Battle Over Competence

May 31, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Duane Owen.

Gov. Ron DeSantis has lifted a temporary hold on the planned June 15 execution of convicted murderer Duane Owen, as attorneys for Owen and the state continue to battle at the Florida Supreme Court about whether he is mentally competent to be put to death.

Flagler Sheriff’s Sgt. Breckwoldt, In Charge of Narcotics Unit, at Center of Abuse of Power Allegation

May 26, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 57 Comments

The alleged incident took place at Finn's in Flagler Beach. (© FlaglerLive)

Sgt. Michael Breckwoldt, a 20-year veteran of the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office and the supervisor of its narcotics unit, is at the center of an allegation that he had a physical altercation with a bar patron and flaunted and abused his power while drunk at a Flagler Beach bar early this morning, claiming he runs the town.

State Urges Justices to Reject Arguments Seeking to Blocking Duane Owen Killing

May 26, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Duane Owen.

Attorney General Ashley Moody’s office Thursday urged the Florida Supreme Court to reject arguments aimed at blocking the scheduled execution next month of Death Row inmate Duane Owen.

Mistrial: Jury Deadlocks in Teron Trial On Rape Charges, Questioning Where Crime Took Place

May 25, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 17 Comments

teron in court

A 12-member jury this evening deadlocked in Monserrate Teron’s trial on charges that he raped his 7-year-old niece at his Palm Coast home in 2019. Absent a plea, which he has previously turned down, or the victim’s decision not to testify again, the Army veteran and nurse will be tried again.

Sheriff Increases Motors Unit Staffing to Address Traffic Violations

May 25, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

The traffic unit. (FCSO)

The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office has increased its Motors Unit staffing from five to eight deputies in an effort to address the traffic quality of life in the community.

Palm Coast Fines Waste Pro $125 For Every Recycling Bins It’s Taking Back and Threatens Litigation

May 25, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 82 Comments

A Waste Pro recycling truck followed by a flatbed truck in a Palm Coast neighborhood today, where the company's workers stacked residents' emptied recycling bins to haul away. (Palm Coast)

Waste Pro, in its final week as Palm Coast’s garbage hauler, is driving through neighborhoods and taking back the recycling bins it freely provided residents over the years. The city is considering litigation, and fining the company for every bin it claims.

Detention Facility Wins 2023 American Jail Association’s Innovation Award

May 24, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Sheriff Rick Staly and FCSO Detention Staff at AJA Awards Ceremony. (FCSO)

The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office’s Sheriff Perry Hall Inmate Detention Facility (SPHIDF) has been awarded the 2023 Innovation Award for medium-sized facilities by the American Jail Association.

A Shattering Day for Teron’s Trial on Child Rape Charges as 2 Other Alleged Victims Make Similar Accusations

May 24, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

The couch in a special office where child victims of sexual assault are interviewed. The 12-member jury in Monserrate Teron's trial on charges of raping a 7-year-old child watched that child take her seat on that couch and speak to a forensic psychologist for nearly an hour, and describe how Teron allegedly raped and abused her since she was in kindergarten. (© FlaglerLive)

The prosecution in the trial of Monserrate Teron, 59, rested Wednesday after a series of setbacks for the defense, including two adult women who testified that Teron had done to them, when they were 7 or 8, what he is accusing of doing to a 7-year-old girl in palm Coast in 2019. He faces life in prison if convicted.

DeSantis Names Meredith Sasso, Another Federalist Society Apostle, to Supreme Court

May 23, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

Judge Meredith Sasso of the Sixth District Court of Appeal. (5th District)

Continuing to mold a conservative Florida Supreme Court, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday named Meredith Sasso, another Federalist Society faithful, to succeed former Justice Ricky Polston, who stepped down in March.

11 Year Old Tells Jury Her Uncle Raped Her ‘Multiple Times’; Defense Fails to Impeach Her Credibility

May 23, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

monserrat terron trial

In the trial of Monserrate Teron, accused of raping his 7-year-old girl niece in Palm Coast in 2019, the alleged victim, now 11, testified today, as did her mother, in a powerful day for the prosecution. The defense tried but failed to undercut the girl’s credibility.

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